Website Design: The Elementary
- Laura Langebartels
- Dec 15, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 3, 2025
In 2014, the beloved elementary school in my hometown closed due to population decline. Not wanting to see it go to ruin, my cousin Evan purchased the building - because, let's be honest, who didn't dream of owning their elementary school one day?
Evan decided to use the facility first as an event center (later expanding to a childcare, too.) He knew how to run the business and facility components, but I came along and helped him with the communications aspects of this side business. We started with a WordPress site for a few years, but when I discovered Wix's easy-to-use backend booking, scheduling, and payment systems, I insisted we switch the site. Not only would these systems make Evan's life easier to manage bookings and payments, but Wix is intuitive enough that I felt confident he could make adjustments to the site as needed. I want to empower my clients but also never leave them feeling alone in their website maintenance.
The change of website systems was a good opportunity for a redesign. My goal was to make it easy to book and pay online. I also wanted a space to advertise the events that happen throughout the year that are open to the community, such as vendor fairs. Over the course of a weekend, I designed and launched the new website. Someday, I plan to return and make more adjustments.
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